Lacrosse Falls to U.C. Davis in Home Opener on Wednesday

Mar 02, 2011

The Central Connecticut women's lacrosse team fell to the Aggies
of U.C. Davis on Wednesday afternoon on Arute Field in their home
opener, 19-11. The Blue Devils fall to 1-1 on the season with the
loss while U.C. Davis improves to 3-1. Central returns to action
on Saturday on the road at Iona at 2 p.m.

The Aggies used their speed to get off to a fast start scoring a
pair of goals in the first two minutes of the game. The Blue
Devils got on the board in the sixth minute of the game when
sophomore Betsy
Vendel found senior Michele
Conway with a quick pass in front of the net for a score.

Junior Ashley
Mara scored the next Blue Devil goal with a free position
strike 10 minutes into the game. Her goal cut the U.C. Davis lead
to 4-2. Vendel notched her first goal of the season with after
cutting down the middle for an unassisted score, again cutting the
Aggies lead to 6-3.

U.C. Davis scored the next four goals to take a 11-3 lead into
the half.

The Blue Devils were more productive in the second half. After
falling behind by 10, 14-4, the Blue Devils ended the game by
scoring seven of the final 12 goals. They cut the lead to seven,
15-8, after the third goal of the game from Vendel.

Vendel led the Blue Devils with four goals and an assist in the
loss. Mara and sophomore Mackenzy
Ryan each had a pair of goals. Mara added an assist.
Sophomore Meaghan
McCurry had a goal and an assist.

U.C. Davis was led by Gina Hoffmire who had a game-high seven
goals and one assist. Christina Corsa added three goals and Laura
Martin and Hannah Mirza each added two.

Central goalkeeper Erin Delancey made 13 stops in goal for the
Blue Devils in the loss. Aggie goalkeeper Jordan Majka had three
saves.

The Blue Devils return to action on Saturday on the road at Iona
at 2 p.m.